Cliffe Pools RSPB for invertebrates and general recording. Meet at the RSPB car park at TQ723760. The intention is to survey the interior of the western end of the reserve, including the created sand flat habitat. However whether we drive through the reserve to the western end will be dependent on the condition of the track. Please be prompt as if we drive to the western end we will need to enter through a locked gate. Leader: Grant Hazlehurst - please message in advance of coming
Event Date | 27-07-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Cliffe Pools RSPB Reserve |
Moth morning at Downe House. Meet and parking at Down House Car Park TQ43184 61104. Set up around 7:30pm on the Saturday and to meet at 6am to explore what is in the traps; Leaders: David Newman / Bob Harrop. Contact either of the leaders beforehand as security need to know who is attending and there will be a need to be off the property well before it opens to the general public.
Event Date | 27-07-2024 |
Event End Date | 28-07-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Down House |
Doddington Place for plants, invertebrates and general recording. Meet at TQ 94255761, parking along the main drive on the grass on the right hand side, where visitors to the gardens park. Leader: Bob Gomes.
Event Date | 03-08-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Sharsted Woods and Doddington Place |
Tudeley Woods for Orthoptera and general recording. Meet at TQ61794334, parking in the nature reserve car park on Half Moon Lane. Leader: Richard Moyse
Event Date | 10-08-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Tudeley Woods |
Stream Walk Community Garden for invertebrates and general recording. Meet at 10.00 am at Stream Walk Community Garden - 5 minutes walk from Whitstable Station. Parking in nearby streets or station. Leader: Simon Springate / Caroline Ware.
Event Date | 13-08-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Stream Walk community garden, Whitstable |
Folkestone, Mill Point for marine recording. Meet at 4.30pm at TQ220353 on promenade by Mill Point. Park in Sandgate Road (charges apply) and walk down footpath to promenade. Leader: Ian Tittley
Event Date | 01-09-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Mill Point, Folkestone |
White Horse Wood, Detling for invertebrates and general recording. Meet and park at TQ80825859. Leader: Sarah Arnold.
Event Date | 15-09-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Whitehorse Wood Country Park |
Hosey Common, Westerham for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ4527053116, Car park, Hosey Common Road. TN16 1PL. Leader: Trudy Fleming.
Event Date | 28-09-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Hosey Common |
West Wood for fungi and general recording. Meet at TR1431643979, Car Park, unnamed road off Stone Street, CT4 6DR. Leader:
Mario Tortelli.
Event Date | 05-10-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | West Wood, Lyminge |
Great Spelty Wood for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ96225308, Woodsell Farm, Hillside Rd, Stalisfield, ME13 0JF. Leader: Alick Henrici
Event Date | 13-10-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Great Spelty Wood and Woodsell Farm |
Old Park and Chequers Wood for fungi and general recording. Meet at TR17125788 Car Park, Canterbury Golf Club, Littlebourne Rd, CT1 1TW. Leader: Joyce Pitt
Event Date | 20-10-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Chequer's Wood & Old Park SSSI |
Hartley Wood, Hartley for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ6120868406, Gorsewood Road, DA3 7DE. Leader: Sue Cambray
Event Date | 26-10-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Hartley Wood, Hartley |
Keston Common, Bromley for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ4193264003, Car Park, Westerham Road, BR2 6AT. Leader: Bob Harrop
Event Date | 02-11-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Keston Common |
Hemsted Forest for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ8120834442, Car Park, Goddard’s Green Road, Benenden, TN17 4AN.
Leader: David Newman
Event Date | 09-11-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Hemsted Forest, Benenden |
Knole Park for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ5334353425, The Rise, Sevenoaks, TN13 1RG. Leader: Phil Ambler
Event Date | 17-11-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Knole Park, Sevenoaks |
Shorne Country Park, Gravesend for fungi and general recording. Meet at TQ6840169994, Car park, Brewers Road DA12 3HX. Automatic licence plate recognition system operates here, but if you give your registration number to the leader, the charge will be removed for your vehicle. Leader: Joyce Pitt
Event Date | 23-11-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Shorne Country Park |
The Downs, Herne Bay for winter wildflower walk. A Seaside Museum Herne Bay event. Meet at TR184683, outside Kings Hall, Herne Bay. Leaders: Ian Tittley & Caroline Ware.
Event Date | 31-12-2024 |
Price | Free |
Location | Herne Bay Downs |
Kingsnorth, Ashford, for New Year Plant Hunt of churchyard and local footpaths. Meet at TR00553926, at St Michael’s and All Angels Church. Parking on road outside or in nearby Village Hall carpark at TR00513935. Leader: Lesley Mason
Event Date | 03-01-2025 |
Price | Free |
Location | Kingsnorth Ashford |
Sittingbourne and Milton Creek for an urban New Year Plant Hunt. Meet at TQ90506410, outside McDonalds on The Wall, Sittingbourne Retail Park. Leaders: Richard Moyse & Kathy Friend
Event Date | 04-01-2025 |
Price | Free |
Location | Sittingbourne |
Beginners to a particular field of study are very welcome at all meetings. Also anyone thinking of joining the Club is welcome to attend a field meeting, no prior notice is necessary. Kent Field Club field visits and indoor winter meetings are free to members (except the annual Wildlife Conference)
Please bring a packed lunch to all full day meetings. All field meetings start at 10.30am unless otherwise indicated.
Stay safe on field meetings:
Members are reminded that all who attend meetings of the Club do so at their own risk.